Walnut Pen

I have lunch almost every Thursday with one of my neighbors. He is a woodworking hobbyist as well. This past week I showed him one of my pens. He was excited and said he thought it would look great in walnut.
Well, I happened to have some walnut on hand so I made up the blanks yesterday. Today he came over and we went out to the shop and made his pen. The picture does not do justice to how well it came out. It is my best pen so far. I was able to get some finer papers and a polish that has a fine grit in it. Together it made the best finish.
He LOVES his pen and was happy to be there as I turned, finished and assembled it. Hes going to pay me and has already asked for one for his wife. He said that she thinks she may want to give pens as Christmas gifts. So I better start stocking up.

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Vintage Walnut Rolling Pin and Shop Update

Howdy friends!  I love when it when I come across a great bargain, especially when its on Etsy and involves something I adore collecting.  Now, let me back up a bit.......the good thing about being sick in bed.....online shopping.  The bad thing about being sick in bed.....online shopping.  And I did a good bit of it while I was laid up with the flu a couple of weeks ago, but shhhhh, thats a secret.  Every now and then a girl just needs to shop to feel better.  In my defense, it doesnt even count if each thing you buy is under 10 bucks, right?!  :-D

One of my favorite places to shop is Etsy and during my little shopping spree, I came across this absolutely wonderful solid walnut rolling pin for only 6 bucks!  

 I could NOT pass that up because if you read our blog or visit my Etsy shop, you know how much I adore walnut and also how I adore rolling pins and collecting them.

What a treasure this thing is.....can you imagine all the wonderful stories behind it in the kitchen, families making pie crust or bread dough?  Im sure there is a lot of love behind it, too.

And it will definitely make rolling out dough for a pizza a lot more special and fun because of those things.  I just love that.

 The almost black aged color of the walnut is gorgeous.  And I love how it is all one solid piece, instead of rolling handles.

Any of you collect rolling pins? 

Shop Update:

We havent gotten much work done in our shop because of, well, life getting in the way, but our goal is to open up at the end of April.  Were gettin busy and hoping to share some photos soon.  Well post the address as soon as were ready to open, for all those that have emailed asking.  We appreciate your support in this huge adventure we are taking on more than anything and it never would have been possible, or something we would even consider, without YOU!  So, thank you!

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